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1. The very first holiday in the Chinese calendar is quite similar to the Western one: a celebration of the coming of a new year. Chinese New Year, however, occurs on a different day every year according to the lunar calendar, usually in February. What is the normal Chinese name for this holiday?
2. Which festival ends the New Year Celebration and occurs 15 days after the Chinese New Year?
3. The Chinese celebrate the Qixi Festival on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, a holiday which is analogous to the Chinese qingrenjie or "Lover's Day" which is celebrated on the same day as what Western holiday?
4. You are staying in China during the Qingming Festival when you notice many people engaged in a particular activity. What are they doing?
5. Americans like to set off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July, but it seems like the Chinese are always setting off fireworks no matter the occasion. Which would be an occasion to set off fireworks in China?
6. Most countries have their own version of National Day or Independence day, and China is no different. This holiday is celebrated on October 1st, in memory of what event in China's history?
7. The Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, occurs on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. Which of the following would NOT be an activity in which Chinese people partake on this day?
8. Mid-Autumn festival has a fitting name as the holiday occurs in mid-autumn, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Most people spend the day with their family looking at the full moon, and eating which tasty snacks?
9. Singles Day is a recent "holiday" made popular by online shopping retailers. Singles Day got its name from the day in the Western calendar it falls on. What is this alliterative (and fitting) date?
10. The winter solstice, or dongzhi, is celebrated by eating this Chinese food, well loved by everyone world wide.
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